Mission & Team
The Blue Record is a collegiate podcast hosted by the students of Spelman College in partnership with Spelman’s Social Justice Program. The mission of the podcast is to critique counterproductive ideologies and discourses that interrupt the mobility of Black women in society.
Paying homage to Ida B Wells’ groundbreaking Red Record, TBR carries on the torch of social justice integrity and inquiry through giving a platform to authentic voices. The goal of TBR is to initiate and continue dialogue on intersectional topics through a Black feminist lens. From the hosts to the production team, TBR is creatively constructed and produced by Black collegiate women and femmes.
The Blue Record podcast is housed in Laura Spelman, the Social Justice dormitory at Spelman College. The Blue Record Podcast was established by Social Justice Fellow Kayla Smith (C’21) and her founding team in Spring 2020.
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2026-2027 Team is Roll Call!
2026-2027 Team is Roll Call!
2026-2027 Production Team
Senior Team
Jocelyn Baker
Role: Director
Classification: Senior
Studying: International Studies Major and Forced Migration & Refugee Studies Minor
Hometown: Columbia, MD
Makayla Rivera
Role: Head of Editorial
Classification: Junior
Studying: Literature, Media, & Writing Major and Women’s Studies Minor
Hometown: West Orange, NJ
Maya Khorshed
Role: Head of Communications
Classification: Senior
Studying: Health Science Major
Hometown: Baltimore, MD
Madeline Wright
Role: Head of Archives
Classification: Junior
Studying: Literature, Media, & Writing Major and Political Science Minor
Hometown: Atlanta, GA
Amel Mohdali
Role: International Correspondence
Classification: Senior
Studying: International Studies Major
Hometown: Khartoum, Sudan
Mari Montgomery
Role: Book Club & Director Intern
Classification: Sophomore
Studying: Psychology Major and Education & Food Studies Minor
Hometown: Detroit, MI
Morgan Harvey
Role: Book Club
Classification: Senior
Studying: Literature, Media, & Writing Major and Philosophy Minor
Hometown: Greenville, NC
Lillian Green
Role: Radio Show & Director Intern
Classification: Sophomore
Studying: Literature, Media & Writing Major and Anthropology Minor
Hometown: Baltimore City, MD
Jordynn Phipps
Role: Radio Show
Classification: Sophomore
Studying: Literature, Media, & Writing Major and International Studies Minor
Hometown: St. Louis, MO
Taylor Flagg
Role: Radio Show
Classification: Senior
Studying: Psychology Major
Hometown: Mandeville, LA
Spelman’s Social Justice Program
The Spelman College Social Justice Fellows Program, initiated in the fall of 2011, is a living and learning programmatic initiative that creates opportunities for a select group of Spelman women to “make a choice to change the world through social justice advocacy.”